Digitally enabled acute care for atrial fibrillation: conception, feasibility and early outcomes of an AF virtual ward.
Ahmed KotbSusanne ArmstrongIvelin KoevIbrahim AntounZakariyya ValiGaurav PanchalJoseph BarkerAkash MavilakandyShui Hao ChinMerzaka LazdamMokhtar IbrahimAlastair SandilandsRiyaz SomaniGhulam Andre NgPublished in: Open heart (2023)
This is a first real-world experience of an AF virtual ward that heralds a potential means for reducing AF hospitalisations and the associated financial burden, without compromising on patients' care or safety.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- acute care
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- catheter ablation
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- skeletal muscle
- coronary artery disease
- young adults
- acute coronary syndrome
- risk assessment
- climate change
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- left ventricular